rcalsasound start
Starting sound driver: hda-intelWARNING: Error inserting snd_timer (/lib/modules/2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop/kernel/sound/core/snd-timer.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
WARNING: Error inserting snd_pcm (/lib/modules/2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop/kernel/sound/core/snd-pcm.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
WARNING: Error inserting snd_hwdep (/lib/modules/2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop/kernel/sound/core/snd-hwdep.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
WARNING: Error inserting snd_hda_codec (/lib/modules/2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-codec.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
FATAL: Error inserting snd_hda_intel (/lib/modules/2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
failed
What application are you using to test your sound ? What file are you trying to play in testing your sound ?
Try to install pulse audio volume control (pavucontrol) and then properly configure the ‘configuration tab’ (to the correct sound device), the ‘output device tab’ (ensure SHOW selected to ‘all output devices’), and the ‘playback tab’ (ensure SHOW selected to ‘all streams’ and that the correct device selected). Run pavucontrol when trying to obtain sound from an application and tune pavucontrol.
Failing that, provide the quoted information in this multimedia stickie so that we can help further: Welcome to multimedia sub-area
I also have no sound, and I removed Pulse and Alsa, rebooted and I have sound. Can anyone help me understand if this is suppose to happen, as I thought Alsa and Pulse where required for sound in Linux.
Did you install drivers from the OSS site? Did you download drivers from realtek site ? If not then I seriously doubt that you removed alsa. Alsa comes with the kernel as a kernel module. Its important to be precise here !
When pulse was installed did you try the ‘pavucontrol’ app ?
Did you run the diagnostic script from the multimedia stickie link I suggested ? I spent some time writing that stickie so users would better understand their configuration and options for checking out sound … The diagnostic script can be run from a terminal with this command (with pc connected to internet):
/usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh
Do NOT, I repeat do NOT post output of that script here. Rather if you must, then post the website / URL address the script provides where the content of one’s audio configuration is located (one needs to select the SHARE/UPLOAD option).
Hello thanks for your reply, I tried the script from terminal but it gave the following reply.
linux-8q6h:~ # /usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh
-bash: /usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh: No such file or directory
I have since checked out your post of audio, many thanks for putting this together. I think all of my codecs installed fine, it was just the audio physical not working so I did the following from your post.
Terminal : rpm -q alsa alsa-utils alsa-firmware
Result : package alsa is not installed
package alsa-utils is not installed
package alsa-firmware is not installed
So I have run zypper install alsa-firmware
I will now reboot and check back with results soon.
That suggests you may have removed the application/rpm called ‘alsa’ but did not IMHO remove the kernel module alsa that comes with the kernel which provides the alsa driver. Note the rpm ‘alsa’ does NOT provide the alsa driver
What happens if you, with PC connected to internet, run this command:
note Linux is case sensitive. Select the SHARE/Upload option. My guess is that will indicate the alsa driver IS installed. My guess is also you should re-install the alsa rpm (if you removed it) but I won’t know that until I see the URL/web-address with your audio configuration as provided by the script.
The OSS directory you referenced is NOT to be confused with the OSS audio driver. They are two different beasts entirely.